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Conducts the administrative affairs of the department and is directly responsible to the Secretary of Defense

what is the function of the Air Force Chief of Staff?

-military head of the Air Force and is directly responsible to the Secretary of the Air Force for the efficiency and operational readiness of the Air Force.

-is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

-delegates virtually all functions as the USAF military head to the Vice Chief of Staff when demands of the JCS duties necessitate such actions

Identify the three Air Force components.

1. Active Duty
2. Air National Guard
3. Air Force Reserve

What is the function of a major command?

Air Force MAJCOMs perform specific duties that are organized functionally within the United States and by geographical area overseas.

What is the function of the numbered air force?

They are structured to strictly operational and warfighting roles. They are also dedicated to operational planning and employment of force

what is the function of the wing?

A wing's mission is to develop and maintain the capability to conduct warfare or support that condcut. The wing is the only piece of command that is capable of deploying and sustaining itself for an indefinite length of time

what is the function of a group?

Primary functions may be operations, maintenance, mission support, or medical.

what is the function of a squadron?

lowest formalechelon of command, and it's the building block for the entire Air Force.
They are responsible for conducting the day-to-day mission for the wing

According to Clausewitz, what is the definition of war?

Clausewitz stated war is an act of violence to compel our enemy to do our will.

State the three enduring truths that describe the fundamental nature of war?

1. War is an instrumental of national policy
2. War is a complex and chaotic human endeavor
3. War is a clash of opposing wills

What are the two basic themes of war?

Policy and Violence

According to the Air Force Doctrine Document, what is the definition of war?

War is an instrument of national policy. War is a struggle between rival political groups or nation states to attain competing political objectives.

How leave is accrued and used?

Leave is earned at the rate of 2.5 days per month of active service, or 30 days per fiscal year. the types of leave include ordinary or annual leave, convalescent or sick leave and emergency leave

What is the essence of air and space power?

only air and space power can concentrate great power, quickly, over any spot on the globe.

What are the three categories of war?

1. Nuclear War
2. Conventional War
3. wars of the third kind (involve everything from insurgencies to terrorist and rebel attacks.

Air Force officers serve two roles, what are they?

1. technical specialist
2. military professional

Operatons Career Area

Encompasses utilization fields that directly employ weapons and suporting systems to accomplish the primary operational mission of the Air Force.